Budget
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ArmyTrump Promises SOCOM, CENTCOM Troops ‘Finest Equipment Known To Man’
In a visit to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, President Trump continued to promise troops new weapons and equipment but offered no specifics on when or […]
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BudgetMattis Outlines Three-Phase Military Rebuilding Plan, Plans On 2017 Spending Increase
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2017 budget will be boosted by a supplemental funding bill, but at least some of the cash to begin “rebuilding” the military will be shuffled from […]
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ArmyTrump’s Military Rebuilding Memo Is More Sentiment Than Substance Until Details Available
President Donald Trump last week signed a memorandum calling for Defense Department officials to prepare for rebuilding the military, delivering on a promise he trumpeted at almost every campaign stop. […]
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Navy/USMCIn Claiming $600m Cut To F-35 Program, Trump Takes Credit For Baked-In Savings
Without context or explanation, President Donald Trump on Monday claims to have negotiated a deal with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to shave $600 million from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. […]
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ArmyArmy Could Use Another $8 Billion In Fiscal 2017, Focusing On Armor For Europe
The Army has sent Congress a wish list of capabilities that, if granted funding, would shore up force in Europe with Armor to fend off Russian aggression against NATO allies. […]
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BudgetMulvaney Advocates Reducing Non-Discretionary Budget With Corresponding Defense Boost
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director wants corresponding reductions in the non-defense discretionary budget for any increase in defense spending. “I believe we made […]
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Air Force
Analysts: ‘Starving’ Pentagon Could Choke On Infusion Of Modernization Funding
After a lengthy hiatus in modernization spending, a ‘starving’ Pentagon is ill suited to absorb a cash windfall under the Trump Administration, according to defense analysts. Funding for new defense […]
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Budget
Trump, Republicans Agree On Defense Spending Boost But Not How To Pay For It
Boosting the military’s size and budget was a structural element of President Donald Trump’s campaign platform, but there is little agreement on how to pay for the unspecified increases now […]
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ArmyArmy Chief Ready To Lay Out Priorities For Funding Bump Under Trump
The Army is trying to generate as much readiness as possible, modernize and man its units under a constrained budget, but has specific plans to invest an increase in funding […]
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BudgetMabus Believes Industrial Base Can Reach 355 Ships
Outgoing Navy Secretary Ray Mabus believes the industrial base can support a force structure of 355 ships due to hot production lines and investments in shipyards. The 2016 Navy Force […]